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I am having some problems encoding avi -> mpeg1/2.
I get one of the following results;
1) Encodes fine no problem.
2) Encodes, but turns 90meg AVI file into 2gig mpeg1 file. When I play the file it runs at 1 frame per 10 seconds and has no sound.
3) Encodes fine, but has no sound.
I *think* it has something to do with the divx ecodeing of the orginal avi file. Is there a way of checking what dicx an AVI was encoded in. Has anyone else had these problems?
Hmm thats strange, are you sure you are using the correct mfc files (templates) and a DivX or avi file that is compressed should be about dubbel the size of the original file.
I have found that the best way to create files is to take a for example DivX and extrect the audio to a uncompressed wav file, then selsct the divx as video sourse and then the wav file, select template and change som quality settings if you like, the hit encode, perfect sync and so on.
I do the same thing for mpg file since I found out that if you have to sources, wav (audio) and avi (video) for encoding source you allways get perfect sync and the encoder, don't fuck up :)
1. Ripped DVD using Smartripper 2.39 to create VOB files
2. Loaded Vob_1 in DVD2AVI 1.76 - Created D2V (800KB) and AC3.wav file (2.4GB)
3. Opened D2V in TEMPENG 2.53.35.130 and AC3.....wav
Loaded NTSC, Encoding completed and MPEG file created (740MB), After playing in windows media player, no audio is heard.
If I cut a small portion of the VOB file using DVD2AVI in step 2 and then encode it using TMPENG, the audio is fine.
Any ideas, is it the filesize of the audio file (AC3...). I run AMD 1.7GHZ 512MB, WIN2K
It sounds like your doing everything correctly. Your AC3.wav and D2V files looks like there the right file size. I'm doing basically exactly what your doing and it works fine for me, this is what I do;
1. Rip DVD using Smartripper 2.4 to create VOB files.
2. Load Vob1 in DVD2AVI 1.76 (vob2 vob3 etc. automatically load) - This creates D2V and AC3.wav file (files of similar size to yours), store these in same folder as ripped vob files.
3. Open TEMPENG. Use project wizard to select format. Select video source (D2V) and audio source (AC3.wav). When encoding is completed, MPEG file is created.
I run an AMD 500MHZ, 128MB RAM, WIN98SE and I have no problems.
Suggestions -
Check step 2 DVD2AVI make sure that when you load vob1 that the following vob files (vob2, vob3, vob4 etc.) automatically load.
Try playing the AC3.wav file before encoding with TMPGENC to check whether DVD2AVI has ripped it correctly. If the sound file is okay, start encoding.
After encoding if your still having trouble, try playing the file in something else besides Windows Media Player to double check the file, just in case.
After doing that at least you'll know if it's DVD2AVI, TMPGENC or Windows Media Player which is the problem.
I have the same problem. I just installed TMPGEnc 2.53-Plus
on a notebook running Win2K with a PIII-650, 512MB RAM.
I can use TMPGEnc to split an MPEG-2 file into .m2v, .m2p -
but when I try to open the .m2v file, I get the error:
File xxx.m2v cannot open or not supported.
Anyone know what might be wrong?
The same thing happens if I try 2.53 not plus.
I have enough space in my tmp drive (more than
the size of the m2v file...).
Similar problem !!
I can browse & select an avi file into the "audio" and it encodes and plays the audio. However, if I try to browse & select the same file into the "video" I get error message stating file type is not supported.
Has anyone had a similar experience and possibly a solution??
It could be possible to convert them in VirtualDub or with msgraph, in the sence that the format of the file could be screwed up or it is uncompleat or something.
Maby you could open the file and the render it to a new avi file format somehow, it sould be possible to do that but exactly how I donno.
i have been using TMPGEnc to make vcd all along with DVD2AVI and CladDVD. but recently TMPGEnc gives me an error when i try to open ac3 file... it says something like the file cannot be opened or supported. may i know how to solve this problem?
Yes AC3 sound can't be opent in Tmpgenc but what I do is that I use Msgraph and render from mediafile option, then I just select wav dest filter and file write filter and the AC3 sound from a mpg or avi file will be extracted and unpacked to a WAV file that is 100% readable in tmpgenc (however it will take up some space though... maby 400-600mb)
Goto http://doom9.net and there should be a guide somewhere on how to use (and download) msgraph or under the Links goto purplemans site.
What I have found out is that the encoding will go a lot faster if you use input data that is uncompressed.
If you have compressed data then tmpgenc must first uncompress and the encode it. And the AC3 to WAV conversion with the msgrap thing is superfast (5min) or somethine.. but unpacking divx to avi and so on is not so good since it takes up a lot of space.
The "cut" feature in "merge&cut" doesn"t work worth sh*t.I can get it to cut the first part but the rest of the movie won"t cut...does anyone know of a program that will cut a mpeg2 svcd...when I use "tmpgenc" to cut a movie it prosess the video and then the audio but freezes at the end of the audio..I have tried to cut the movie 18 times and it has taken me all day to realize that it is a hopeless situation.....does anyone have a Idea how to fix this or know of a program that will work......thanx
How can I change the format of MP3 files to something that can be played on a DVD player. I read something about doing this a while back on this message board, But I forgot how to do it.
make sure the video is an avi or MPEG1, use virtualdub to extract the wav and then you can burn this as ann audio CD and should be playable on yor DVD player, if your DVD player supports CD-R's.
Ever wanted to play Mp3's on your DVD player, but it doesn't have the capability.
Well here is a method which will allow you to create a similar cd using Mp2 audio instead of Mp3 with TMPGenc.
This will allow you to fit up to 8 albums in high quality on one CD which will play in any compatible DVD player.
To play the CD on your DVD player it must meet certain requirements:
1. DVD player must be able to play CDR or CDRW.
2. Must be able to play VCD
3. Isn't fussy about bitrate.
If your Cd player meets the requirements go ahead and give this a go.
Step 1. Download the templates below which contain all the required settings you will need.
This Zip contains two templates, one for PAL and one for NTSC. Use whichever suits your T.V. system. http://www.geocities.com/mark_ashworth1/files/Mp2Temp.zip
Step 2. Convert all the audio files you want to encode into Wav files and put them into a folder.
Step 3. Load up the template into TMPGenc. Note: all the settings will be set ready for encoding, but you can change the audio encoding bitrate if you choose. Don't change the Video bitrate unless you need to as some players need a minimum bitrate of 300kbps, but bear in mind this will double the size of the resulting file.
Step 4. Using the Audio source Browse button find the file you wish to encode and then choose where you want to output the file.
Step 5. Create a folder called Project files then in TMPGenc click File>Save project and save it in your Project files folder.
Go back to Step 4 and do this for each file you wish to encode.
Step 6. When you have created all your project files from your audio files then click File>Batch encode. In the box which opens click the ADD button and add your project files you have created. Highlight them all and click OPEN.
This will add all your files to the job list. Once you have added them click RUN and all your files will begin to be encoded one by one.
Depending on your system it will take a while. On my Pentium 4 1.7 ghz a full albumn with about 10 tracks takes 15-20 mins.
Step 7. Once all the files have finished encoding you can then go head and burn them with Nero using the Video CD option.
Note: The encoding method will not work if you use any external audio encoders such as TOOLAME in TMPGenc, so disable these first.
*** Burning with Nero ***
If you wish to have a list of the tracks which are on the CD which will be shown when you play the CD in your DVD player.You can use the menu option in Nero to do this.
Step 1. Choose the Video CD option in Nero then click the Menu tab, tick enable menu. Leave all the options at default except the Header and Footer text. In these boxes type:
For the header text - Audio CD Track List
For the Footer text - Press keypad number button to play selected track.
Step 2. Under the ISO tab click these options:
Iso level 2(maximum of 31 characters).
ISO 9660.
Allow path depth of more than 8 directories.
Allow more than 255 charachters in path.
Under the Burn tab choose these options;
Write.
Finalize CD
Disk at once
4X write speed.
Then click NEW.
Step 3. Drag the files you created into the bottom window on the left then highlight all the files and right click and choose properties. In the box which comes up put O seconds for pause settings.
Step 4. Put a blank CD in your drive and click the Burn icon then click WRITE in the box which opens. Nero should then begin burning you VCD which you can then play in your DVD player.
Note: PBC may be needed to be set on your DVD player for the menu to work.
Hope this is helpful to some people. Please feel free to email me and let me know if you have any problems or if you have success with this.
Correction use this link. The file is in the my documents folder. http://briefcase.yahoo.com/mark_ashworth1
Sorry about this but bleeding Geocities wont allow direct linking.
If you're original audio source was an ac3 downmixed to a two channel wav then stereo would be best as joint stereo would kill the prologic information stored in the file.
How can I change the format of MP3 files to something that can be played on a DVD player. I read something about doing this a while back on this message board, But I forgot how to do it.
Winamp 2.78 or 2.79 -> Prefs (Ctrl+P) -> Plugins -> Output:
Select "Nullsoft DiskWriter"
Click configure
Checkmark "convert to format"
Click the little "..." button at the side
In the "sound selection" box, change the "attributes" to one of the 48Khz selections at the end of the list (choices between 48KHz - mono or stereo & 8 or 16-bit)
I have followed Technos instructions to the letter...Installed 4.11 codec, opened avi in Vdub, selected 4.11 in compression, saved file as avi, encoded it,loaded it in TMPGENC...it encoded BUT after it was finished and I went to check it IT WAS STILL A BLACK SCREEN...I had sound but no picture...I can't tell you how frustrating this is..I have been at this for 9 hours today.....Please can someone give me a walk thru that will work....I actually got it to work last night but when I burned it to DVD I lost sound...I guess this is why they call this a hobby.....Please help
I converted a divx .avi file over to mpeg-1 no problem. I can click it and it plays fine.
However, if I try to make a svcd (mpeg-2), when it's done, I can't play it. I get errors and only the audio plays.
Reading the FAQ:
MPEG2 file can not be played only by Windows. You need to install a DVD software such as WinDVD, PowerDVD, then you can play MPEG2 file with Windows Media Player.
I tried windows media player and others but nothing worked.
Why do I need to spend more money just to play the thing?
dvd software wont make media player play them,but the dvd software will play it,there is a free dvd playing software at "vcdhelp.com" but if you cant play it try burning it and play it in your dvd player,cd"s are like 50 cents each...there is a mpeg2 plug in for media player but I don"t know were to get it..if you just want to see if it encoded the video try the merge and cut and move the slider to see certain parts of your video.....hope this helps...
Since I can't play it without special software, I burned it anyways with Nero as a SVCD. It still didn't play.
I tried the Cut and Merge but when I click Edit, I get the pop-up error window:
Could not obtain the length of the movie with DirectShow. (0x80004001)
Details: <garbage>
Like I said before, I was able to do VCD with no problem.
Thanks Techno, I downloaded the .zip and I'll check it out.
As for the above problem, part of the problem was that I needed a DVD player that played SVCDs. I went out and bought a JVC DVD player from Best Buy and it plays Super VCDs great!
The next thing is to tweak the picture quality. I notice that there is a motion blur added during quick movement that isn't acceptable..
I have just downloaded Blade2 and want to put it as a vcd so i can watch it on my tv. The problem is that it is not that great quality. Is there any way to sharpen the quality at all?
under the "settings" there is a list of enhancements check the one you want and then double click it and a screen will come up with settings and your movie file will come up with a slider under it. move the slider till you get to a part of the movie with bad quality,and then adjust the settings accordingly.you can do this with all the enhancements,but it will make the encodeing take longer....but you can"t make a really bad quality movie look good ........